On 17 March 2018, the Premier issued instructions to agencies regarding the payment of government bills on time. The objective of the Government’s commitment is to ensure that all undisputed invoices are paid within the standard 30 day payment terms.

On 1 August 2018, the new CHRIS 21 Whole of Life Transfers functionality was implemented for Phase 1 agencies. Phase 1 includes transfers between the Department of Treasury and Finance, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Attorney-General’s Department and the Department for Environment and Water, as well as Medical Officer transfers between Local Health Networks.

The implementation of online Bonafide and Leave Return reporting via HR21 Employee and Manager Self-Service continues, with the Department for Child Protection and Southern Adelaide Local Health Network both receiving their first online reports in the last pay of the 2017-18 Financial Year.

Shared Services SA is currently undertaking a project to implement standard policies and procedures for the end-to-end management of our GST and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) review services. The recommendations from an external review of the current service delivery arrangements have been incorporated into the scope of the project.

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has embarked on an ambitious program to improve Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Pay As You Go Tax compliance through enhanced reporting and data matching. Shared Services SA is leading the implementation of the new reporting requirements for our client agencies in the non-Health sector.